Alegria v. Payonk

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

This case is before us on appeal from an order granting summary judgment against plaintiffs-appellants in favor of defendants — respondents liquor vendors.

On December 2, 1973, seventeen year old Lawrence Payonk consumed quantities of beer in taverns known as “John’s Barn” and “The Office.” Later in the evening, while driving in an allegedly intoxicated condition, Payonk collided with a car in which Marie Alegría was a passenger. Mrs. Alegría was killed in the accident and her husband, Albert Alegría, was injured. Albert Alegría and the children of decedent filed suit…